Viales

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Key info
Agreed changes to race
Stat rolls: 18, 15, 15, 15, 14, 13
Familiar: Rabbit called Jess
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General
Name: Viales (pronounced Vee-al-as)
Gender: Male
Race: Tiefling
Type: Outsider with native subtype
Classes/Levels: Magus 5
Alignment: True Neutral
Experience Points: (5th Level)

Age: 75 years (~25 years human-wise)
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 60kg
Size: Medium
Eye Color: Ice blue
Hair Color: Darker blue
Complexion: Blue
Patron Deity: Paletius (Knowledge, magic and the sun)

Ability Scores
Strength: 13 (+1)(-2 racial)
Dexterity: 18 (+4) (+2 racial; +1 at level 4 bonus)
Constitution: 15 (+2)
Intelligence: 20 (+5) (+2 racial)
Wisdom: 14 (+2)
Charisma: 13 (+1)

Saving Throws
Fortitude: +6 = +4 (Magus), +2 (CON bonus)
Reflex: +5 = +1 (Magus), +4 (DEX bonus)
Will: +6 = +4 (Magus), +2 (WIS bonus)

Combat
Initiative: +8 = +4 Dex bonus, +4 from Familiar (Rabbit)
Hit Points: 30 = 10 + 9 +6 +5
Speed: 35ft (base 30 + 5 (fleet))

Armor: Mithral Shirt (light, proficient with (therefore no % arcane spell failure))
Armor Class: 21 = 10 (base) + 6 (Mithral Shirt) + 4 (Dex mod) + 1(amulet)

Base Attack Bonus: +3 (Magus Base)
Base Melee Modifier: +4 if using STR based weapons, +7 if using DEX based weapons
Base Ranged Modifier: +7

Combat Maneuver Defence: +18
Combat Maneuver Bonus: +4


Skills
Skill points: ((2+5 INT mod)x5 Magus level)=35
Max ranks: 5

Acrobatics : +5 [+4(Dex)/1 ranks/0 trained]
Appraise: +5 [+5(Int)/0 ranks/0 trained]
Bluff: +3 [+1(Cha)/0 ranks/0 trained/ +2 racial]
Climb: +5 [+1(Str)/1 ranks/3 trained]
Craft: +8 [+5(Int)/0 ranks/3 trained]
Diplomacy: +0 [+1(Cha)/0 ranks/0 trained]
Disable Device: +4 [+4(Dex)/0 ranks/0 trained]
Disguise: +1 [+1(Cha)/0 ranks/0 trained]
Escape Artist: +4 [+4(Dex)/0 ranks/0 trained]
Fly: +4 [+4(Dex)/0 ranks/ 0 trained]
Handle Animal: +2 [+1(Cha)/1 ranks/0 trained]
Heal: +2 [+2(Wis)/0 ranks /0 trained]
Intimidate: +5 [+1(Cha)/1 ranks/3 trained]
Knowledge (Dungeoneering): +10 [+5(Int)/2 ranks/3 trained]
Knowledge (Planes): +10 [+5(Int)/2 ranks/3 trained]
Knowledge (Arcana): +11 [+5(Int)/3 ranks/3 trained]
Knowledge (History): +9 [+5(Int)/1 ranks/3 trained]
Knowledge (Geography): +6 [+5(Int)/1 ranks/0 trained]
Knowledge (Religion): +6 [+5(Int)/1 ranks/0 trained]
Linguistics: +7 [+5(Int)/2 ranks/0 trained]
Perception: +9 [+2(Wis)/ 5 ranks/0 trained/2 feat (from Familiar)]
Perform: +1 [+1(Cha)/0 ranks/0 trained]
Profession: +6 [+2(Wis)/1 ranks/3 trained]
Ride: +7 [+4(Dex)/0 ranks/3 trained]
Sense Motive: +5 [+2(Wis)/1 ranks/0 trained/2 feat (from Familiar)]
Sleight of Hand: +4 [+4(Dex)/0 ranks/0 trained]
Spellcraft: +11 [+5(Int)/3 ranks/3 trained]
Stealth: +7 [+4(Dex)/1 ranks/0 trained/+2 racial]
Survival: +5 [+2(Wis)/3 ranks/0 trained]
Swim: +5 [+1(Str)/1 ranks/3 trained]
Use Magic Device: +7 [+1(Cha)/2 ranks/3 trained]

Other skill notes:
Knowledge History is a class skill (Charon's agreed change)

Languages Known:
From race: Common, Infernal.
From INT mod: Elven, Dwarven, Abyssal, Draconic, Goblin.
From Linguistics:

General Feats
level 1: Weapon Finesse
level 3: Extra Arcana
level 5: Fleet
level 5 bonus: Dodge

Racial Feats/Abilities
Energy resistance: cold 5 (only).
Fiendish sorcery swapped with making one skill a class skill (Knowledge (History)).
Penalty to stat moved from CHA to STR.
Darkvision to 60ft.
Darkness 1/day as spell-like.
+2 racial bonus to bluff and stealth checks.

Alternate racial traits:
N/A due to changes made and agreed with Charon

Class Feats/Abilities
Arcane Pool: 8 (4x0.5 magus level, 5 from INT mod, 4x0.25 favoured class bonus)
Spell Combat
Spellstrike
Magus Arcana (level 3): Arcane Accuracy
Magus Arcana (from feat Extra Arcana): Familiar (Rabbit, +4 to iniative)
Spell Recall

Familiar Bonuses:
Species: Rabbit
Bonus: +4 to initative
At level 4: Master gains "Alertness" feat, familiar gets improved evasion, Master can cast spell w/ targets "self" on familiar, master and familiar have 1 mile empathic link, familiar can deliver touch spells.

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Background:
Abandoned by my human mother when I was young, found by a small group of wizards/magi who adopted me (as they saw potential) and took me along with them to the ruins of El-Darn at the base of Mount Gilea where they cleared the ruins, secured the area, made a tower via magic and sequestered themselves away for decades to hone their skills and explore the ruins for recovering lost knowledge (their purpose for travelling here). Made up predominantly of humans and elves, a few dwarves and halflings. Strong and devout believers of Paletius (knowledge, magic and the sun).

70 years later, their group and tower (group known as The Conclave, and tower known as The Spire) is well known to the nearby human populace, who have a somewhat amiable relationship with them (they bring supplies, manual labour for excavation of the ruins, and knowledge of the outside world. This is in return for protection from time to time). The Conclave does tend to keep to itself, but if someone brings authentic knowledge with them they'll be warmly received).

They trained me in their ways to become a Magus, and am now beginning to be sent to explore the world and find out knowledge to bring back to them (one of a few adopted and appropriately trained offspring to do this). Currently on assignment to find relics, spells and knowledge pertaining to late elven magi Auriel Sunherald.

I have a personal trinket, which is a topaz gemstone marked with the all seeing eye (symbol of Paletius). I tend to receive messages from the Conclave from time to time with additional instructions/training.

I know little of my heritage, beyond that I am a distant ancestor of a Gelagon mating with a human some generations ago (as told by my masters). although my masters are keen to know more about where I come from. My devotion to Paletius/seeking of knowledge

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Weapons
Rapier, Masterwork: 1d6, 18–20/x2,piercing, +1 bonus to attack rolls, 320gp, 2 lbs
Mace, Light: 1d6, x2,bludgeoning, 5gp, 4 lbs

Armour
Mithril Chain Shirt +1: 10 lbs, +5 AC, 10% ASF (negated due to class feat), 0 ACP, Max Dex +6, 2100 gp
Amulet of Natural Armour +1: +1 enhancement bonus to AC, 2000gp, 0lbs

Potions:
Potion of Cure Light Wounds(2) 200 gp
Potion of Cure Mod. Wounds (1) 600 gp

Mundane Equipment:
Spellbook, travelling: 50 pages (1 page/spell level written), 0gp (begin with this), 1lbs
Journal: 10gp, 1lbs
Quill and Ink: 8gp, 0lbs
Adventurer's Chronicle (History): 1d4 rounds to gain +2 circumstance to Knowledge (History) checks. 50gp, 1lb
Chalk x5: 5cp, 0lbs
Trail rations (10): 5 gp, 10 lbs
Bedroll: 1 sp, 5 lbs
Hammock: 1 sp, 3 lbs
Small steel mirror: 10gp, 0.5lb
String: 50ft, 1cp, 0.5lb
Rope, silk: 25ft, 5gp, 2.5lb
Sash, Adventurer’s: 6 pouches along length, satchel at hip. Buckles at shoulder (move action to open or close) to prevent jostling. 20gp. 3lb
Soap: 1cp, 0.5lb
Oil: 1sp, 1lb
Waterskin: 1gp, upto 4lbs
Marbles: 1sp, 2lb
Wire: 6ft copper wire, 5gp, 0.5lb
Spell component pouch: 0.2lb
Torch (normal)x2: burns for one hour, 2lb

Cloak
Cloak of Human Appearance: Unlike a standard hat of disguise which is a pure illusion, leaving for example, horns, wings and tails intact and able to be felt, this cloak does involve some minor transmutation, disguising the presence of horns, tails, wings, hooves, and even extra limbs by folding them into the new form. Mechanically speaking this means it would work on a minotaur or a centaur for example. The base creature does at least have to be humanoid in nature though. It wouldn't work on a cow or a dragon or a gelatinous cube.

Other:
Topaz gemstone (for game purposes, a brooch): stamped with symbol of Paletius (gifted by Conclave), 0gp, 0.5lb
Bird feather tokens: send small written message unerringly to target. 600gp, 0lb weight.

Money:
pp: 0
gp: 667
sp: 54
cp: 89

Carrying capacity:
Light Load: <50lbs
Medium Load: 51-100lbs
Heavy Load: 101-150lbs

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Spellbook (50 pages, compact). A * is the spell that is prepared for day 1 of the dungeon. I will post a separate reply for each day.

Spells known:
level 0: all
level 1: 12
level 2: 4

Spells per day:
level 0: 4
level 1: 6
level 2: 3

Saving Throw DC:
level 0: 15
level 1: 16
level 2: 17

Spells known:
Reference:https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/spell-li ... Cantrips-

Cantrips (level 0):
Read Magic*
Detect Magic*
Mage Hand*
Prestidigitation*

Level 1:
Fall back strategy*
Shield*
Shocking Grasp*
Magic Missile
Coin Shot
Feather Fall
Duelist's Parry
Monkey Fish
Color Spray
Obscuring Mist
Grease
Thunderstomp*

Level 2:
Stone Call*
Cat's Grace*
Mirror Image*
Shatter

[Charon]

Couple of things.
Copying spells from other wizard's spellbooks requires a spellcraft check for each spell and costs money and would be considered "wealth" (ie you pay for them out of your starting gold). If you roll a fail on the check you still pay the gold. So the cost of the spell will essentially be how many rolls it takes before you pass for that given spell. We'll waive the additional fees as the Conclave would likely provide you access for free.
See the rules for "Adding Spells to a Wizard’s Spellbook" halfway down this page.
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic
Note also, level 2 spells take up two pages in your book. Although you know all cantrips, these too take up a page in your book so you might not wanna have all of them written in there, maybe simply pick a handful you might actually use. Up to you.

Next, spell prep. Your spells per day is what you have prepared and usable. You have 3 level 1s PER DAY + 2 for high int for a total of 5 yet have an asterisk next to ten of them? You also need to prepare 4 cantrips (which you can then cast infinitely, think of them as autorefreshing slots). Level 2s seem correct provided you can pass the spellcraft for the extra spell.

If you want this explaining more clearly we can chat about it in mumble tomorrow.

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Spells known:
I've boiled down the spell list to be more reasonable. I added a few more given the background as it would be prudent for Viales to copy some spells from the Conclave before leaving. I apologise here as I appreciate I pushed it a bit far here.

According to the Magus class: "A magus begins play with a spellbook containing all 0-level magus spells plus three 1st-level magus spells of his choice. The magus also selects a number of additional 1st-level magus spells equal to his Intelligence modifier to add to his spellbook. At each new magus level, he gains two new magus spells of any spell level or levels that he can cast (based on his new magus level) for his spellbook. At any time, a magus can also add spells found in other spellbooks to his own."

Based on this, spells known at first level is all level 0 + 8 level 1 (5 from +5 int mod, 3 from start). Each level up, I get 2 new spells so by level 4 I get an additional 6.

So by this point, I know all cantrips + 14 spells of either level 1 or 2 (plus 3 more based on my initial sentence).
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Spells per day:

I forgot about the additional from high int, so I've factored that in. It's also been a while since I played a proper spellcaster (factotum in 3.5 has a different set up), so I thought it was an allowance I could spend on any spell I prepared (rather than the other way around). I've reworked this.

Also, the number of spells I can cast is six level 0, four level 1 and two level 2 (4,3,1 from Magus level four and 2,1,1 bonus from my +5 int mod)

[Charon]

So by this point, I know all cantrips + 14 spells of either level 1 or 2 (plus 3 more based on my initial sentence).

Nope, by this point you know 12 level 1 spells and 2 spells of either level 1 or 2.
Specifically, the 8 starting level 1 spells, two more at level 2, two more at level 3, and then two more at level 4 at which point level 2s become available to choose from.

As I said, you can then have copied further spells into your book whilst at the Conclave, provided that the following are true.
A. You have sufficient space in your book.
B. You roll spellcraft and pay gold until successful as per the rules on adding spells into your book from another wizard's spellbook.

You also still have 6 level 1s marked as prepped when the limit is 5. You also need to specify which 4 cantrips you have prepped.

[Cmdr Maxwell]

I knew doing this after the day I've had wouldn't end well...
For simplicity's sake I'll stick to the base values for spells known

I mis-added the values, so yes spell levels per day I can cast: four level 0, five level 1 and two level 2.
Spells known: all cantrips, twelve level 1 and two level 2

We'll get there eventually

[Charon]

Thumbs up. Looks good now, we got there in the end. :P

[Cmdr Maxwell]

-8 silver for the room

[Cmdr Maxwell]

day 2: same spells except Monkey Fish is swapped to Coin Shot.
Prestidigitation cast
Coin shot cast
Stonecall cast
Thunderstomp cast
Shocking Grasp cast.
Shield cast.
Fall Back Strategy cast.

0/8 Arcane Pool left

-1gp
retconned torch
+2 candles
+3 potions (potion 1, potion 5, Remove Paralysis)
+2 books.

2x Cure Light Wounds used

Scrolls (scorching ray)
- Waterbreathing used
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Day three:
Spells remain the same except Thunderstomp is swapped with Obscuring Mist.

Arcane pool: 8/8
-10sp for the rooms
-last CML
-Bird token
+55gp
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Day 5:

Day 6: -5gp
+1 receipt for horses for 70gp

-8gp

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Level 5 changes:
1 additional lvl 2 and 1 additional level 1 spell per day.
HD by 1 (HP increase by 5)
2 additional level 2 spells known (Mirror Image, Shatter)
5 ranks scattered across several skills.

Arcane Pool can now be used to add bonuses to weapons: dancing, flaming, flaming burst, frost, icy burst, keen, shock, shocking burst, speed, or vorpal.

Feat: Fleet
Bonus Feat (class): Dodge

[Cmdr Maxwell]

-350gp for potions (3x CWL, 1x Shield of Faith, 1x Endure Elements, 2x Protection from Evil
+600gp for crown and ring

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Myles fight:

-1GP (noted) for coin shot
-5s for library entry

Coin Shot cast

8/8 points left

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Forest fight:


Stone Call cast
Shield cast

[Cmdr Maxwell]

1440xp gained, although as he is leaving I'll leave noted here: 16440

1845gp gained

[Cmdr Maxwell]

Headed back to the Conclave for a grand moot. Essentially retired as a PC.